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Post by Claire on Jun 1, 2010 20:01:44 GMT 1
Hi all, a new quiz for you. Can you work out who the following horses or ponies are? One point for the name of the pony, two if you can name the book/s and author too. BTW most of them are well-known books with just a few being lesser known.
1. I WAS WON IN A COMPETITION AND MY OWNER SEEMED TO IRRITATE THE ENTIRE MALE POPULATION! ANSWER: MISTY FROM THE JACKIE BOOKS BY JUDITH BERRISFORD
2. EVERYONE WANTED ME AT THE START OF THE BOOK BUT AT THE END I WASN'T THE WINNER... ANSWER: GREY DAWN FROM SIX PONIES BY JPT
3. I AM BEAUTIFUL IN LOOKS BUT NOT SPIRIT. MY UNCERTAIN FATE MADE A GIRL QUESTION HER CAREER
4. MY UNFLATTERING NICKNAME MADE ME SOUND LIKE I SHOULD BE IN THE KITCHEN NOT THE STABLE. I WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PONIES FOR MY OWNER ANSWER: CAVALIER (aka THE TOASTRACK) FROM A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
5. I WAS THE ONLY PONY WITHOUT A NAME AND I HELPED A GIRL REGAIN HER LOVE OF RIDING ANSWER: NONNY FROM THE MYSTERY TREK BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
6. I AM A PALOMINO. I LIVED IN PARADISE BUT I WASN'T HAPPY UNTIL A BOY MADE ME SOMETHING I NEEDED
7. I AM A BIG GIRL. I WAS RESCUED FROM A NASTY MAN AND ENDED UP WITH TWO FOALS!
8. I WAS BADLY TREATED BUT I ENDED UP STARTING A TV SHOW! ANSWER: COBBLERS DREAM FROM THE FOLLYFOOT BOOKS BY MONICA DICKENS
9. A GANG OF KIDS ATTEMPTED TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY ME. I SHARE MY NAME WITH A FAMOUS FICTIONAL RACE HORSE
10. I AM CHESTNUT AND I HAD A MUCH MORE FAMOUS RIVAL OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR.
11. I HAD MORE THAN ONE NAME AND WAS ALSO TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS! ANSWER: BLACK BOY FROM RUBY FERGUSON'S JILL SERIES
12. I WAS WILD BUT THEN I FORMED A CLOSE BOND WITH A GIRL AND A DOG.
13. I WAS NOT UGLY THO MY NICK-NAME WAS. I CAME BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS.
14. I NEARLY DIED BUT HAD A FOAL AS SWEET AS ME! ANSWER: CANDY FROM THE PONY SEEKERS TRILOGY BY DPT
15. I HAVE A MUSICAL NAME AND I COME FROM POLAND
16. I WAS 'A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR' AMONGST A FAMOUS HERD
17. I FEATURED IN A LONG RUNNING AMERICAN SERIES AND MY OWNER'S NAME BEGAN WITH THE SAME INITIAL AS MINE
18. DESPITE MY NAME I AM A HORSE AND NOT A FELINE! I TRAVELLED A LONG WAY WITH MY BEST FRIEND.
19. I LIVE IN SCOTLAND. I WAS ALWAYS BEING OVERSHADOWED BY A MORE GLAMOUROUS HORSE BUT THE AUTHOR OF MY BOOKS WOULD HAVE PREFFERED TO RIDE ME! ANSWER: BRAMBLE FROM THE JINNY SERIES BY PAT LEITCH
20. I AM A PALOMINO AND I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST'S MODEL!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 20:39:22 GMT 1
Number 11 Black Boy from the Jill books by Ruby Ferguson?
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Post by haffyfan on Jun 1, 2010 20:56:36 GMT 1
I think no 2 could be Grey dawn from six ponies by JPT as all the children wanted her but of course Roamny won the competition with Rocket and jet on her heels?
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Post by Claire on Jun 1, 2010 21:36:15 GMT 1
Both correct you two
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Post by kunuma on Jun 1, 2010 23:42:23 GMT 1
Jackie and Misty for number one? Jackie won a pony by judith Berrisford??
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Post by trixiepony on Jun 2, 2010 2:04:40 GMT 1
Is 8 Black Beauty by Anna Sewell?.
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Post by haffyfan on Jun 2, 2010 10:30:47 GMT 1
I think 19 is Bramble from the Jinny books....I would prefer him too!
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Post by Claire on Jun 2, 2010 11:35:25 GMT 1
All correct except no. 8. Sorry trixiepony, its an excellent answer but not the one I am looking for.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 12:28:29 GMT 1
Would Number 8 be Cobbler's Dream by Monica Dickens?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 12:37:57 GMT 1
Is number five the pony Leonie rode in The Mystery trek by primrose Cumming. They called the pony Nonny after a while I think.
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Post by susanb on Jun 2, 2010 14:38:38 GMT 1
is 4 "The Toastrack", from A Pony for Jean by Joanna Cannan? (Jean, of course, renamed him Cavalier!)
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Post by kunuma on Jun 2, 2010 16:56:39 GMT 1
Would 16 be Throwra the Silver Brumby?? Elyne Mitchell
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Post by Buster on Jun 2, 2010 18:40:06 GMT 1
14. Candy? From the Pony Seekers series (if thats what its called, i have a bad memory lol)
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Post by Claire on Jun 2, 2010 21:31:05 GMT 1
Well done all correct except for kunuma's guess. You are in the right ballpark kunuma but you need to go back to the 'horse of a different colour' part of the clue to get the answer.
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Post by kunuma on Jun 2, 2010 21:34:53 GMT 1
You are in the right ballpark kunuma . I'm no good with balls!! How about Tambo??
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Post by susanb on Jun 2, 2010 21:41:46 GMT 1
is 20 Sea-Blonde from Sue-Elaine Draws a Horse by Gillian Hirst (Baxter) and Marion Coakes? It would certainly be appropriate, 'cause I bought my copy from you!
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Post by Claire on Jun 2, 2010 21:48:50 GMT 1
Correct susan. Did you? I had forgotten!
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Post by susanb on Jun 3, 2010 3:17:06 GMT 1
It was a couple of years ago, so don't worry too much about your memory going :-)
Is 13 Toad from The Team by K.M. Peyton? (Ruth and Peter fight over him).
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Post by haffyfan on Jun 3, 2010 10:47:07 GMT 1
is 7 matilda from the carol vaughn books.
Kunuma...I may be totally wrong too but think ballet on Noahs ark maybe on the brumby colour one?
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Post by susanb on Jun 3, 2010 15:26:23 GMT 1
could 6 be Deep Sea Horse by Primrose Cumming?
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Post by Claire on Jun 4, 2010 1:27:48 GMT 1
Kunuma Tambo is correct, I missed your answer sorry. 7 and 13 also correct people but no. 6 is not The Deep Sea Horse
To recap:
1. I WAS WON IN A COMPETITION AND MY OWNER SEEMED TO IRRITATE THE ENTIRE MALE POPULATION! ANSWER: MISTY FROM THE JACKIE BOOKS BY JUDITH BERRISFORD
2. EVERYONE WANTED ME AT THE START OF THE BOOK BUT AT THE END I WASN'T THE WINNER... ANSWER: GREY DAWN FROM SIX PONIES BY JPT
3. I AM BEAUTIFUL IN LOOKS BUT NOT SPIRIT. MY UNCERTAIN FATE MADE A GIRL QUESTION HER CAREER
4. MY UNFLATTERING NICKNAME MADE ME SOUND LIKE I SHOULD BE IN THE KITCHEN NOT THE STABLE. I WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PONIES FOR MY OWNER ANSWER: CAVALIER (aka THE TOASTRACK) FROM A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
5. I WAS THE ONLY PONY WITHOUT A NAME AND I HELPED A GIRL REGAIN HER LOVE OF RIDING ANSWER: NONNY FROM THE MYSTERY TREK BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
6. I AM A PALOMINO. I LIVED IN PARADISE BUT I WASN'T HAPPY UNTIL A BOY MADE ME SOMETHING I NEEDED
7. I AM A BIG GIRL. I WAS RESCUED FROM A NASTY MAN AND ENDED UP WITH TWO FOALS! ANSWER: MATILDA FROM THE MATILDA SERIES BY CAROL VAUGHAN
8. I WAS BADLY TREATED BUT I ENDED UP STARTING A TV SHOW! ANSWER: COBBLERS DREAM FROM THE FOLLYFOOT BOOKS BY MONICA DICKENS
9. A GANG OF KIDS ATTEMPTED TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY ME. I SHARE MY NAME WITH A FAMOUS FICTIONAL RACE HORSE
10. I AM CHESTNUT AND I HAD A MUCH MORE FAMOUS RIVAL OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR.
11. I HAD MORE THAN ONE NAME AND WAS ALSO TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS! ANSWER: BLACK BOY FROM RUBY FERGUSON'S JILL SERIES
12. I WAS WILD BUT THEN I FORMED A CLOSE BOND WITH A GIRL AND A DOG. ANSWER: TAM FROM TAM THE UNTAMED BY MARY PATCHETT
13. I WAS NOT UGLY THO MY NICK-NAME WAS. I CAME BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS. TOAD FROM THE TEAM BY K M PEYTON
14. I NEARLY DIED BUT HAD A FOAL AS SWEET AS ME! ANSWER: CANDY FROM THE PONY SEEKERS TRILOGY BY DPT
15. I HAVE A MUSICAL NAME AND I COME FROM POLAND
16. I WAS 'A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR' AMONGST A FAMOUS HERD ANSWER: TAMBO FROM SILVER BRUMBY'S DAUGHTER, ETC BY ELYNE MITCHELL
17. I FEATURED IN A LONG RUNNING AMERICAN SERIES AND MY OWNER'S NAME BEGAN WITH THE SAME INITIAL AS MINE
18. DESPITE MY NAME I AM A HORSE AND NOT A FELINE! I TRAVELLED A LONG WAY WITH MY BEST FRIEND. ANSWER: GATO FROM A F TSCHIFFELY'S TALE OF TWO HORSES/TSCHIFFELY'S RIDE
19. I LIVE IN SCOTLAND. I WAS ALWAYS BEING OVERSHADOWED BY A MORE GLAMOUROUS HORSE BUT THE AUTHOR OF MY BOOKS WOULD HAVE PREFFERED TO RIDE ME! ANSWER: BRAMBLE FROM THE JINNY SERIES BY PAT LEITCH
20. I AM A PALOMINO AND I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST'S MODEL! SEA-BLONDE FROM SUE ELAINE DRAWS A HORSE BY GILLIAN HIRST (BAXTER) & MARION COAKES
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Post by kunuma on Jun 4, 2010 15:34:46 GMT 1
I'm intrigued by what the answer to number 6 is, it doesn't ring any bells at all. Is 18 Gato from Tshiffichey's - (oh you know who I mean,) Ride.
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Post by susanb on Jun 4, 2010 15:41:13 GMT 1
Bit of a shot in the dark, but is 12 Tam, from Tam the Untamed?
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Post by Claire on Jun 4, 2010 19:54:19 GMT 1
Excellent you two both 12 and 18 are correct In case anyone is wondering Gato means cat in Spanish Do you require clues to the others folks?
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Post by susanb on Jun 4, 2010 20:07:12 GMT 1
is 17 Blaze from the Billy and Blaze series by C.W. Anderson?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 7:17:02 GMT 1
yes please!
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Post by Claire on Jun 5, 2010 10:16:09 GMT 1
Susan, correct for 17
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Post by Claire on Jun 5, 2010 10:25:17 GMT 1
Here's what we have so far with some clues for the unanswered ones:
1. I WAS WON IN A COMPETITION AND MY OWNER SEEMED TO IRRITATE THE ENTIRE MALE POPULATION! ANSWER: MISTY FROM THE JACKIE BOOKS BY JUDITH BERRISFORD
2. EVERYONE WANTED ME AT THE START OF THE BOOK BUT AT THE END I WASN'T THE WINNER... ANSWER: GREY DAWN FROM SIX PONIES BY JPT
3. I AM BEAUTIFUL IN LOOKS BUT NOT SPIRIT. MY UNCERTAIN FATE MADE A GIRL QUESTION HER CAREER CLUE: BRITISH AUTHOR. THE GIRL'S CAREER WAS NOT HORSY
4. MY UNFLATTERING NICKNAME MADE ME SOUND LIKE I SHOULD BE IN THE KITCHEN NOT THE STABLE. I WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PONIES FOR MY OWNER ANSWER: CAVALIER (aka THE TOASTRACK) FROM A PONY FOR JEAN BY JOANNA CANNAN
5. I WAS THE ONLY PONY WITHOUT A NAME AND I HELPED A GIRL REGAIN HER LOVE OF RIDING ANSWER: NONNY FROM THE MYSTERY TREK BY PRIMROSE CUMMING
6. I AM A PALOMINO. I LIVED IN PARADISE BUT I WASN'T HAPPY UNTIL A BOY MADE ME SOMETHING I NEEDED CLUE: WRITTEN BY AMERICAN AUTHOR WITH TWO NAMES. THINK JOHNNY DEPP FOR A CLUE TO THE HORSE'S NAME!
7. I AM A BIG GIRL. I WAS RESCUED FROM A NASTY MAN AND ENDED UP WITH TWO FOALS! ANSWER: MATILDA FROM THE MATILDA SERIES BY CAROL VAUGHAN
8. I WAS BADLY TREATED BUT I ENDED UP STARTING A TV SHOW! ANSWER: COBBLERS DREAM FROM THE FOLLYFOOT BOOKS BY MONICA DICKENS
9. A GANG OF KIDS ATTEMPTED TO RAISE MONEY TO BUY ME. I SHARE MY NAME WITH A FAMOUS FICTIONAL RACE HORSE CLUE: SHERLOCK HOLMES COULD HAVE WORKED THIS ANSWER OUT!
10. I AM CHESTNUT AND I HAD A MUCH MORE FAMOUS RIVAL OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR. CLUE: THIS HORSE STARRED IN A SHORT AMERICAN SERIES, HIS SOMETIME RIVAL IN A MUCH LONGER MORE FAMOUS SERIES
11. I HAD MORE THAN ONE NAME AND WAS ALSO TWO DIFFERENT COLOURS! ANSWER: BLACK BOY FROM RUBY FERGUSON'S JILL SERIES
12. I WAS WILD BUT THEN I FORMED A CLOSE BOND WITH A GIRL AND A DOG. ANSWER: TAM FROM TAM THE UNTAMED BY MARY PATCHETT
13. I WAS NOT UGLY THO MY NICK-NAME WAS. I CAME BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS. TOAD FROM THE TEAM BY K M PEYTON
14. I NEARLY DIED BUT HAD A FOAL AS SWEET AS ME! ANSWER: CANDY FROM THE PONY SEEKERS TRILOGY BY DPT
15. I HAVE A MUSICAL NAME AND I COME FROM POLAND CLUE: MODERN PONY BOOK, THE AUTHOR WROTE ALSO WROTE A TRILOGY ABOUT A RATHER ODDLY COLOURED GHOST HORSE!
16. I WAS 'A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR' AMONGST A FAMOUS HERD ANSWER: TAMBO FROM SILVER BRUMBY'S DAUGHTER, ETC BY ELYNE MITCHELL
17. I FEATURED IN A LONG RUNNING AMERICAN SERIES AND MY OWNER'S NAME BEGAN WITH THE SAME INITIAL AS MINE BLAZE FROM THE BILL AND BLAZE BOOKS BY C W ANDERSON
18. DESPITE MY NAME I AM A HORSE AND NOT A FELINE! I TRAVELLED A LONG WAY WITH MY BEST FRIEND. ANSWER: GATO FROM A F TSCHIFFELY'S TALE OF TWO HORSES/TSCHIFFELY'S RIDE
19. I LIVE IN SCOTLAND. I WAS ALWAYS BEING OVERSHADOWED BY A MORE GLAMOUROUS HORSE BUT THE AUTHOR OF MY BOOKS WOULD HAVE PREFFERED TO RIDE ME! ANSWER: BRAMBLE FROM THE JINNY SERIES BY PAT LEITCH
20. I AM A PALOMINO AND I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST'S MODEL! SEA-BLONDE FROM SUE ELAINE DRAWS A HORSE BY GILLIAN HIRST (BAXTER) & MARION COAKES
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Post by kunuma on Jun 5, 2010 11:52:36 GMT 1
I was going to say Nimbus for 9, but the Sherlock Holmes gave it away, it's Silver Blaze.
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Post by Claire on Jun 5, 2010 12:15:17 GMT 1
Correct Kunuma. I didnt put that in the original clue as it would have made it a bit easy
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